Corn-planter.



I. W DOUGLAS.

CORN PLANTER. APPLICATION FILED 11211.22, 191's.

1,092,030; Pafient'ed Mar.31,1914.

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CORN-PLANTER.

Specification of Letters Iatent.

Zo all whom, it may concern: y

1 Be it known that I, IRA Don-ems, a citizen of the United States, residing at p v in the county of 'Sherman, State of Nebraska, have invented certain newj'a nd useful Improvements in and exact description'ijef the invention, such as will enable others skilled in tains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to corn plantersand particularly to that typewhich includes a listing plow, drill and means for covering theseed after it has been dropped'from the drill. f I

Theobject of the invention resides in the provision of an implement of the character named which includes a subsoiler and disks" and improved means for raislng and ,lowering the subsoiler and disks to eifect the planting of the corn atan evendepth irrespective of the contour of the ground over line 4-4=.of Fig. 1.; t

erenoe will .be drawings wherein like 'charactersof refer-' which the machine is traveling.

the invention consists in the details of construction and in the arrangement and combination' of parts to be hereinafter more fully. described and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

"'In describl'ng theinvention in detail refhad to the accompanying encedenote corresponding'parts in the severaluviews, and in which-- I Figure 1 is a side elevation of a planter constructed in accordance with the' inventi'on; 'Fig. 2, a side elevation partly in. section of'a fragment of what is shown in Fig.

1; Fig, 3, a plan view of a fragment of what 'is'shown in Fig.1; Fig 4, a section on the ,EReferring to the drawi shown as comprising. an axle supported by wheels 11 in the usual and well known mannen Supported upon the axle 10 is a down movement plow beam 12 which terminates in the usual standard 13 and upon this standard is mounted the lister. plow 14. Pivotally mounted on the standard-13 for up and so'iler being disposed between the wings 14. Mounted upon the beam 12- is ahopper 16 Corn-- ,Pll iiters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,

slidably receiving the art to which it apper Pivoted .to one side of the standard 13 is a With the above and. other objects in view ng the planter is is a subsoiler 15, said subwhich delivers seed grainto a drill tube 1V. Extending rearwardly from the subsoiler are bracket 18 and journaled on the rear ends of these brackets are the usual'disks 19.

The' subsoiler 15 is provided with an upward tubular extension 20 having formed thereon a lateral wing 20, having a plurality ofbolt openings 21, said tubular extension the conducting tube 17.

lever 22 which is connected to the wing 20" by means of a bolt.23 passing through the lever and through (one oted on the beam 12 is an operating lever 24;

"and fixed on said beam adjacent the operat:

ing lever is a toothed segment 25 with which c'odperates a spring pawl mechanism 26 car: ried by the nected to the free end of the lever 22 by means of a link 27. 'By this construction it will be apparent that when the lever 2a is moved forwardly the subsoiler 15 and disks 19 will be elevated and that when said lever is moved rearwardly the subsoiler 15 and disks 19 will be lowered. By thus adjusting said subsoiler 15 and disks 19 it will be apparent that'the depth at which theseeds are planted may be kept uniform -i'rrespective of the contour of the ground over which the machine istraveling-and as a re suit a more even stand of corn will be obtained.

What I claim is:-

In a planter, the combination of a wheeled frame, a .plow beam supportedthereby, a' plow carried by the beam,a subsoiler disposed at the .rear of said plow and pivotally connected with the beam, for up. and down movement, a lever pivoted on the beam, and

of the openings 21. Piv-' lever 24:. -The lever 24: is conhaving an adjustable connectionfiwiththe, subsoiler whereby the oscillation "6f the lat ter will raise andlower the subsoiler,.a sec ond levefpivotedon vthe beam, a link connecting the second lever with the first lever, and means for against pivotal movement.

' In testimony, whereof, I afiix ture, in the presence of two wltnessesy IRA w.-DoUe As.- Witnesses:

WM. Boncmno,

H, I. LANG.

locking the second lever Iaten ed Mar; 31, 1914.- Application filed April 2251913. Serial No. 762,920, i

my signa- 

